No. 134 Wing RAF

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}} {{Use British English|date=July 2017}} {{infobox military unit |unit_name=No. 134 Wing RAF<br />No. 134 (Czech) (Fighter) Wing RAF<br />No. 134 (Czech) Airfield Headquarters RAF<br />[[File:Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg|90px]] |image= |caption= |dates= 1943-44<br />1944-45 |country= {{flagicon|UK}} [[United Kingdom]] |allegiance= {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Czechoslovak government-in-exile]] |branch= [[File:Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg|23px]] [[Royal Air Force]] |type= |role= |size= [[Wing (military unit)|Wing]] |command_structure= |garrison= [[RAF Manston]] |garrison_label= Last base |nickname= |patron= |motto= |colors= |colors_label= |march= |mascot= |equipment= |equipment_label= |battles= |anniversaries= |decorations= |battle_honours= |battle_honours_label= |disbanded= |flying_hours= |website=  |commander1= |commander1_label= |commander2= |commander2_label= |commander3= |commander3_label= |notable_commanders=  |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label= |identification_symbol_2= |identification_symbol_2_label=  |aircraft_fighter=[[Supermarine Spitfire]] |aircraft_bomber= }} '''No. 134 (Czech) (Fighter) Wing RAF''' is a former [[Royal Air Force]] [[Wing (military unit)|wing]] that was operational during the [[World War II|Second World War]].

The unit was previously '''No. 134 (Czech) Airfield Headquarters RAF''' between 1943 and 1944.

==History== No. 134 (Czech) Airfield Headquarters was formed on 8 November 1943 at [[RAF Ibsley]] within [[Air Defence of Great Britain]] controlling: * [[No. 310 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF]] * [[No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF]] * [[No. 313 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF]] which all operated the [[Supermarine Spitfire]].

On 7 January 1944 control of the HQ changed to [[No. 84 Group RAF]] and shortly afterwards on 18 February 1944 the HQ moved to [[RAF Mendlesham]]. On 3 April 1944 the HQ moved to [[RAF Appledram]] and was transferred to [[No. 19 Wing RAF]] on 20 April 1944. The HQ became No. 134 (Czech) (Fighter) Wing RAF on 12 May 1944.{{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|2007|p=46}}

No. 134 (Czech) (Fighter) Wing RAF was formed within [[No. 84 Group RAF]], [[RAF Second Tactical Air Force]] (2 TAF) at RAF Appledram, still with 310, 312 and 313 Squadrons. On 22 June 1944 the Wing moved to [[RAF Tangmere]] with [[No. 33 Squadron RAF|33]], [[No. 74 Squadron RAF|74]] and [[No. 127 Squadron RAF]] arriving on 3 July 1944. The wing moved to [[RAF Lympne]] on 3 July 1944 and was temporarily loaned to [[No. 11 Group RAF]]. 33 and 74 Squadrons left on 17 July and the wing moved to [[RAF North Weald]] on 27 August 1944. Moving again on 30 December 1944 to [[RAF Bradwell Bay]] then finally to [[RAF Manston]] on 27 February 1945. The squadrons left on 24 August 1945 and the wing was disbanded.{{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|2007|p=295}}

==See also== * [[List of Wings of the Royal Air Force]] ==References== ===Citations=== {{Reflist}}

===Bibliography=== *{{cite book |last1=Sturtivant|first1=Ray|last2=Hamlin|first2=John|title=Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912 |year=2007 |publisher= Air-Britain (Historians)|location=[[Tonbridge]], UK|isbn=978-0851-3036-59}}

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